Sweat-shield for hats.



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PATENT onirica.

SWEAT-S vnn Foa HATS.

No. eccesso.l

Specification *oYLett'er's Patent:v

lamented oet. e, 190s.

Application led March 6, 1907. Serial No. 360,974.

To all whom-'fit may concer/n:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. WAGENET, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful improvements in Sweat-Shields for Hats, of which vthe following is a specification.

`The object of the resent invention is to provide a-cheap` and'slmple-device which can be qulckly attached to the interior sweat band of an ordinaryhat, which will effectually shed the perspiration, and revent it passing through to the outside of the hat, discoloring the'same; i Y

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is" a broken view of a hat equipped with my irnproved shield; Fig..2 is an enlarged sectional View of the same.

'Referring to the ldrawing 1 indicates the body of a hat, having a hat band 2, andan interior sweat band-'3, the latter stitched to? the hat at the lower edge, as ,shown at 4.

5 indicates my improved protector, which is made of'celluloid or material which can be made in very thin sheets and is absolutely It' isV preferably made suffi ciently long to reach about half wayarcnnd, 1 ity being generally necessary to protect only the front portion of the hat, next the forehead. However, it maybe made of a length to extend over the full circumference of the sweat band, if desired. yThe protector is attached to the upper edge of the sweat band, by devices which will permit of quickly aff taching'or detaching the. same. l here show' it Aas attached hy vmeans of -small metallic clips 6, such as are commonly used to fasten together sheets of paper. The lower edge ofthe protector' extends slightly below the line of stitches l which connects the sweat band with the hat. This is a feature of extreme importance, as-the so-called sweat band af-` fords very little protection to the body of the4 hat against permeation therein of the perspiration' from the forehead, for the reason that the perspiration 'runs .down to thev line of stitches and then the threads, acting as ducts,

` sweat band and convey the perspirationto the body of the hat, which perspiration is thus absorbed, thereby in everv increasing quantities,l thus attaching the shield 4to the upper edge of the i sweat band, the perspiration is'eectually prevented from obtaining access, to said stitches. The lower edge of the protector is turned or crimped slightly outwards as shown at 47,'soas to rest comfortably on the forehead.'

I am aware that it has been proposed to reinforce the ordinary sweat band by an additional sweat band of leather, cemented to the leather'sweat band, and ,extending 'over the line of stitching, vto the Ihat of the ordinary sweat band. While such construction is in a certain. degree advantageous in prolonging the time during which the hat -remains uninjuredby the sweat of the wearer, lyet it does not afford absolute protection against such injurybr discoloration, as the sweat will eventually force its way first, through .the second sweat band, and then through the first, or through the line of 4 Asitches. Moreover, being. made of leather, it is necessarily of considerably reater thicknessV than when made of ce luloid. But the principal advantage which my nshaped to conform to the shape ofthe sweat band and to cover any desired portion of the circumference thereof, the lower edgeof said strip being bent out from the lplane'fof the strip so as to lie-immediately devices suitably located at different points of the strip for detachably securing said strip `to said sweat band. y

.In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

lHENRY-w.'wiienrnrit A Witnesses: FRANCIS M. WRIGHT,

permitting, its lower edge to extend; below;4 t e` li-ne ofiy stitches 4of' said D. B. RICHARDS.'

band stitched thereto, a strip of celluloid,

vention possesses over said prior art is that .95 eneath'. said line of stitches, and a plurality of fastening 

